Goniodiscaster Scabra
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''Goniodiscaster'' is a genus of
sea star Starfish or sea stars are Star polygon, star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class (biology), class Asteroidea (). Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to brittle star, ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to ...
s in the family
Oreasteridae The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Asteroidea. Description and characteristics This family contains many species of regular starfishes with usually 5 arms around a stiff, convex and often brightly colored body. Whereas som ...
. Members of this genus can be found off the coasts of India, southeast Asia, and Australia. Other taxa commonly misidentified as this genus include '' Anthenea'', ''Tosia'', and '' Pentaceraster''.


Selected species

* '' Goniodiscaster acanthodes'' H.L.Clark, 1938 * '' Goniodiscaster australiae'' Tortonese, 1937 * '' Goniodiscaster bicolor'' H.L.Clark, 1938 * '' Goniodiscaster foraminatus'' (Döderlein, 1916) * '' Goniodiscaster forficulatus'' (Perrier, 1875) * '' Goniodiscaster granuliferus'' (J.E.Gray, 1847) * '' Goniodiscaster insignis'' (Koehler, 1910) * '' Goniodiscaster integer'' Livingstone, 1931 * '' Goniodiscaster pleyadella'' (Lamarck, 1816) * '' Goniodiscaster porosus'' (Koehler, 1910) * '' Goniodiscaster rugosus'' (Perrier, 1875) * '' Goniodiscaster scaber'' (Möbius, 1859) * '' Goniodiscaster seriatus'' (Müller & Troschel, 1843) * '' Goniodiscaster vallei'' (Koehler, 1910) : List source :


References

Oreasteridae Taxa named by Hubert Lyman Clark Asteroidea genera {{Asteroidea-stub